| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Summary |
This title provides a study of Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny and her efforts to have her unorthodox methods of treating polio accepted as mainstream polio care in the United States during the 1940s. The book presents a case study of changing clinical care, and an examination of the hidden politics of philanthropies and medical societies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 23, 2014) |
| Subject |
Kenny, Elizabeth, 1886-1952.
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| SUBJECT |
Kenny, Elizabeth, 1886-1952 fast |
| Subject |
Poliomyelitis -- history
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Nurses
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nurses.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199369188 |
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0199369186 |
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